Exposé (Show Desktop) goes to spaces o.O why??

Ok so I have all my keyboard shortcuts set for spaces and Exposé on my MacBook Pro. Now I have F11 set as the Show Desktop Exposé shortcut. Yet when I press F11 it goes into Exposé (Desktop) then after automatically goes into the Spaces.
_*My Settings:*_
Exposé
All Windows - +F12
Application Windows - +F11
Show Desktop - F11
Dashboard - F12
Spaces
Activate Spaces - F1
Switch Between Spaces - Ctrl+Arrow Keys
Switch Directly to a Space - Ctrl+Number Keys
It happens as if I pressed F11 and F1 simultaneously.

I have a similar issue, in my case when I want to see all windows, it also shows the desktop right after showing all the windows... (As if I pressed both keys at the same time)
I've posted about it before and got nowhere. I can't track the source...
It's been happening a lot less lately and only on my Mac Pro never on my MBA...

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Back in the Tiger days I used Sidetrack to replace my system's trackpad driver. I used it for two things:
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2) Hot Corners: I had the top right corner set up for Expose (Show Desktop)
Now with Leopard, Sidetrack is not yet compatible but I've gotten used to the two finger scrolling and the two finger+click for the right click. One thing I really miss is the show desktop hot corner.
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Currently I've set it up so that Command+"-" shows my desktop.. It's an easy key combo for my spanish keyboard .. but i wouldn't want to lose the F11 shortcut. Is there a way to set up both!?
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I've posted about it before and got nowhere. I can't track the source...
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